Government Spending Bill Includes Flood, TRIA Renewals and Obamacare Taxes Repeal December 17, 2019 By Erik Wasson and Laura Davison Congress is planning to use a $1.4 trillion package of two must-pass spending bills to repeal Obamacare taxes, raise the...
Trump Signs Month-Long Government Funding That Includes Flood Insurance Program November 21, 2019 By Richard Cowan President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday that will extend funding for a wide range of federal agencies through Dec....
Trump Signs Stopgap Funding for Government That Includes Flood Program September 29, 2019 President Donald Trump has signed a continuing resolution that will avoid a federal government shutdown by funding the government at...
House OKs Government Stopgap Funding That Extends Flood Insurance Until Nov. 21 September 22, 2019 The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives last week passed a continuing resolution to extend federal government funding through Nov. 21 and...
Group Says FEMA’s Flood Home Buyouts Take Too Long September 19, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson For those who want to move out of a flood zone, the wait time for a home buyout can stretch...
Wildlife Protection Rezoning Could Mean Flood Insurance Aid for 900 Coastal Mansions July 26, 2019 By Dave Collins On an exclusive Connecticut peninsula, where signs warn outsiders to stay off private roads, eight multimillion-dollar homes with sprawling yards...
Senators’ Flood Insurance Measure Includes Premium Cap, Mitigation, Claims Reforms July 17, 2019 A bipartisan group of U.S. senators from coastal states — including three running for president– unveiled a comprehensive flood insurance...
House-Passed Hurricane, Farm Disaster Aid Bill Includes Flood Insurance Extension May 13, 2019 By Andrew Taylor The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of...
How Taxpayers Subsidize Rebuilding Homes After Flooding… Repeatedly November 28, 2018 By Emery P. Dalesio Floodwaters rose about 15 inches (40 centimeters) into Danielle Rees’ home in September when Hurricane Florence drenched this tidewater city...
Hurricane Florence a Reminder of Flood Insurance Reforms Stalled in Congress September 11, 2018 By Ari Natter U.S. taxpayers who spent billions of dollars after a trifecta of hurricanes last year are poised to do so again...